Marzanna | From Fire I Will Rise A4 Print
Marzanna is a curious deity in Slavic folklore - she was once a powerful goddess of nature and winter time, associated with concepts of death and rebirth. Her death at the end of winter is necessary to make space for the spring and the deities who are patrons of this time. The echo of the pagan seasonal celebrations is “drowning of Marzanna” during Spring Equinox, consisting of making garish puppets of Marzanna, parading with them and throwing them into a river. Sometimes the dolls are also set on fire, and there are many folk songs for the occasion. In the past Catholic Church has attempted to stop this custom, but luckily the tradition lives on.
I tied the signs of early blooming nature and the symbolic meaning of the Slavic painted eggs (called pisanki) to the powerful figure which Marzanna once was as a Slavic goddess.
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This illustration is printed on a high quality heavyweight stock (300gsm) with vivid colours and a smooth, satin finish. Please note that the colours might vary very slightly depending on light and computer screen.
Size: A4
Available also as A3.
Marzanna is a curious deity in Slavic folklore - she was once a powerful goddess of nature and winter time, associated with concepts of death and rebirth. Her death at the end of winter is necessary to make space for the spring and the deities who are patrons of this time. The echo of the pagan seasonal celebrations is “drowning of Marzanna” during Spring Equinox, consisting of making garish puppets of Marzanna, parading with them and throwing them into a river. Sometimes the dolls are also set on fire, and there are many folk songs for the occasion. In the past Catholic Church has attempted to stop this custom, but luckily the tradition lives on.
I tied the signs of early blooming nature and the symbolic meaning of the Slavic painted eggs (called pisanki) to the powerful figure which Marzanna once was as a Slavic goddess.
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This illustration is printed on a high quality heavyweight stock (300gsm) with vivid colours and a smooth, satin finish. Please note that the colours might vary very slightly depending on light and computer screen.
Size: A4
Available also as A3.
Marzanna is a curious deity in Slavic folklore - she was once a powerful goddess of nature and winter time, associated with concepts of death and rebirth. Her death at the end of winter is necessary to make space for the spring and the deities who are patrons of this time. The echo of the pagan seasonal celebrations is “drowning of Marzanna” during Spring Equinox, consisting of making garish puppets of Marzanna, parading with them and throwing them into a river. Sometimes the dolls are also set on fire, and there are many folk songs for the occasion. In the past Catholic Church has attempted to stop this custom, but luckily the tradition lives on.
I tied the signs of early blooming nature and the symbolic meaning of the Slavic painted eggs (called pisanki) to the powerful figure which Marzanna once was as a Slavic goddess.
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This illustration is printed on a high quality heavyweight stock (300gsm) with vivid colours and a smooth, satin finish. Please note that the colours might vary very slightly depending on light and computer screen.
Size: A4
Available also as A3.